WHAT WE DO

We try to intervene in the following areas:

Advocacy

1. Climate Justice and Women’s Rights:
   • Advocate for policies that integrate gender-sensitive approaches to climate change adaptation and mitigation.
   • Highlight how climate change disproportionately affects women and girls, especially in vulnerable communities, and advocate for their inclusion in decision-making processes related to climate action.
2. Building Feminist Leadership in Climate Action:
   • Empower women leaders within your organization and communities to advocate for climate resilience and sustainable development.
   • Offer training programs on climate change advocacy and leadership for women, emphasizing their role in promoting climate justice.

Economic Empowerment

1. Climate-Resilient Livelihoods:
   • Integrate climate-smart agriculture and sustainable livelihood practices into economic empowerment programs.
   • Provide training and support for women entrepreneurs in green technologies, renewable energy, and eco-friendly business practices.
2. Capacity Building for Climate Adaptation:
   • Offer workshops and skills training that equip women with knowledge and skills to adapt to climate impacts, such as water conservation techniques, sustainable farming methods, and disaster preparedness.
3. Enterprise Initiatives:
   • Initiatives to fund NGO’s activities

Health Care (including Sexual and Reproductive Health)

1. Climate-Resilient Health Services:
   1. Incorporate climate adaptation strategies into healthcare programs to ensure continuity of services during climate-related disasters.
   2. Raise awareness about climate-sensitive health issues affecting women and girls, such as vector-borne diseases, heat stress, and reproductive health impacts.
2. Vulnerable Groups including women and girls:
   1. Provide specialized healthcare support for women and girls with disabilities, HIV/AIDS, pregnant women, and those in crisis situations, considering the heightened vulnerabilities they face due to climate change impacts.
   2. Implement climate-resilient strategies for:

1. HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and care services integrated with sexual and reproductive health services.

1. 1. Address specific sexual and reproductive health needs of women and girls with disabilities, ensuring:

1. Accessibility of services and facilities
2. Inclusive reproductive health education and services

1. Support widows with health care interventions that address:

1. • 1. Physical and mental health challenges associated with widowhood
     2. Access to healthcare services and facilities
     3. Social support networks and community integration

3. Rehabilitation & Awareness for Women and Girls:

1. 1. Provide rehabilitation services and raise awareness on sexual and reproductive health issues exacerbated by climate change impacts, ensuring access to:

1. Family planning services and contraceptives
2. Safe abortion services where legally permissible

• Prevention and management of sexually transmitted infections (STIs)

Violence against Women and Girls

1. Prevention and Response:
   1. Address the intersection of climate change and increased vulnerability to violence among women and girls, providing:
      1. Prevention programs addressing gender-based violence (GBV) exacerbated by environmental stressors
      2. Support services for survivors of GBV, including legal aid and psychosocial support

Assistance to Victims of Violence

1. Support Services:
   1. Ensure climate-resilient support systems for victims of violence, including:

1. Shelters and safe spaces that are climate-adapted
2. Economic empowerment programs to reduce dependency and vulnerability

Community Development Based Projects (CDBPs)

1. Climate-Resilient Infrastructure:
   • Implement community development projects that integrate climate-resilient infrastructure, such as climate-smart community health centres, sustainable markets, and disaster-resilient housing.
   • Other economically viable projects supporting women.
2. Natural Resource Management:
   • Engage communities in sustainable natural resource management practices that enhance resilience to climate change impacts, such as reforestation, watershed management, and sustainable land use planning.

Research

1. Gender and Climate Change Studies:
   • Conduct research on the gendered impacts of climate change in Nigeria, focusing on local contexts and specific vulnerabilities of women and girls.
   • Use research findings to advocate for evidence-based policies and programs that address these vulnerabilities and promote resilience.
2. Knowledge Sharing and Capacity Building:
   • Disseminate research findings through workshops, conferences, and publications to raise awareness among stakeholders about the intersection of gender, climate change, and development.
   • Build the capacity of local researchers and community members to conduct gender-sensitive climate change research and contribute to evidence-based decision-making.